Fakultät für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik (IWI) at the HS Karlsruhe

Fachgebiet Wirtschaftsinformatik

HS Karlsruhe

Moltkestraße 30
76133 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 721 925-2964

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Basic information

Total number of students	710 *
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	25.0 % *

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	83.4 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	88.0 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	7/13 points
International orientation, master's	7/13 points
Outgoing students	2.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	12/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	7/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	86.8 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	91.7 %
Share of professors with work experience	100.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	1.8
Courses offered	2.1
Study organisation	1.6
Exams	2.2
Job market preparation	1.8
Support during practical semester	1.9
Support for stays abroad	1.9
Rooms	2.8
Library	2.0
IT-infrastructure	2.9
Overall study situation	2.0

Degree courses with details

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Further degree courses of the department

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Special features regarding teaching
Instruction seminars; small practice groups; accompanying tutorials; application of inductive teaching methodology; promotion of active learning processes; instructions for independent learning; open atmosphere that encourages learning; use of multimedia techniques: Animations, simulations, videos, interactive web sites; use of e-learning platforms; blended learning; preparation for exams: Homework, tests, test exams; Fellowship for innovations in university teaching; management lectures in the Master's degree and in general studies; qualification as potential managers.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Double degrees for all study programmes; large network of partner universities and also international companies that offer internships abroad; as a result, a large number of graduates with experience abroad as part of their studies; recently also international doctoral cooperation with European partner universities; joint programme with SAP and the Queensland University of Technology for student exchange.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Cal State University (Campus Fullerton, San Diego,Northridge), USA; Ryerson University, Toronto, Kanada; Tec de Monterrey, Mexiko; Shanghai University of Science and Technology, China; City University Hongkong, China; Linné Universtiät, Växjö, Schweden; Edinburgh Napier University, UK; Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, Frankreich; West-Universität Timisoara, Rumänien; Taiwan Tech, Taipeh, Taiwan.
Special features regarding the equipment
Several PC rooms with current computer configuration and modern software for training, accessible around the clock; Multimedia equipment with camera, video and audio system as well as smartBoard in selected lecture rooms; WiFi in the building and all lecture rooms, rental of notebooks and mobile devices to students for lectures with a focus on software technology; provision of servers and virtual machines for project work; intranet with admission procedures, current timetables, job offers and document collections. Virtual learning platform.
Special features regarding research and development
Cooperation projects with companies and research institutions, especially KIT Campus North, Fraunhofer Institutes; transfer projects between universities and industry via the Institute for Learning and Innovation in Networks (ILIN) and via Steinbeis Transfer Centres; EU projects with international partners; leading studies in the field of Risk Management and Production Sites, lectures at international conferences, scientific publications in renowned magazines; Best Paper Awards and Fellowship Awards.
Support for founders
Course on entrepreneurship in the Master’s. Interdisciplinary activities to promote business start-ups especially with the Department of Economic Sciences. Start-up support via G-Lab.
Other special features
Technology region Karlsruhe with research centres, technology factory with start-ups, technology park with many software companies and group branches as an ideal environment for research and practical projects, for final theses and the professional entry; Doctorate opportunities with renowned partner universities abroad; modern library together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Further information on research activities
https://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/ilin.html
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/fk-iwi/aktuelles/orientierungsangebote/